Priority Area 2

Address the Social Determinants of HealthThe social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age, as well as the systems put in place to deal with illness.

In this interactive feature, you will learn how the choices we make can help children and the community as a whole become more resilient in the face of serious challenges. Negative events can occur at any moment, and it’s your job to choose positive events to counteract these negatives.

Choose carefully—you only have 20 ‘Resilience Bucks’ to spend. Certain positives will better counteract certain negatives and have a greater positive effect on children in the community. Your goal is to tip as many children’s scales as possible toward positive outcomes.

Clicking on a child’s scale will give you a more detailed look at their history, scale balance, and the placement of their fulcrum. The positive experiences you choose will alter both the scale and the fulcrum’s position—shaping the outcomes of children and the community.

stories of success: Bridges Out of Poverty

Over 150 community members representing multiple sectors attended Bridges out of Poverty, a two-day symposium about poverty and what perpetuates this condition.The event was based on Dr. Ruby Payne’s work and books, A Framework for Understanding Poverty and the follow up, Bridges out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities.

Many participants reported having a better understanding of the mental models of the social classes and how these drive decision-making. For example, participants acknowledged they plan to alter the lens through which they view people living in poverty and analyze the environment rather than applying the middle class perspective to the situation. It is intended this event will be a springboard to further planning in the LHNC priority area two: addressing the social determinants of health. This event was made possible through a grant from the United Way and the generous support from St. Josephs/QVMC Community Outreach, St. Helena Hospital, Kaiser, Rise Together, and Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation.

Priority area 2 Strategies

Increase awareness of the social determinants of and how they affect health outcomes

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For more information on this and other priority areas, check out our documents page.

Live Healthy Napa County: health is for Everyone

Live Healthy Napa County (LHNC) seeks to promote and protect health and wellbeing of every member of the community. LHNC is a public-private partnership to develop a vision of a healthier Napa County and action agenda to realize that vision.